San Joaquin County Biographies
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VICTOR JOHN FOPPIANO.
A native son of San Joaquin County who has made the best of his
opportunities and today is counted among the successful farmers and fruit
raisers of the county is Victor John Foppiano. He was born on the Foppiano home
ranch on the Upper Sacramento Road, on September 18, 1885, a son of John and
Katherine (Rossi) Foppiano, both natives of Genoa, Italy. John Foppiano was a
young man when he came to California via Panama and before settling here
permanently he made three trips back to his native land. He first settled at
Angels Camp, where he mined for a few years; then he came to San Joaquin County
and bought twenty-two acres of land seven miles northeast of Stockton; later he
sold ten acres of it, retaining twelve acres, which was developed to an orchard
of all kinds of fruit. He and Mrs. Foppiano were married in Stockton and nine
children were born to them: Columbus. deceased; Jennie, Mrs. Oneto, lives in
Stockton; Louis Eugene, Victor, our subject, Henry, Edith, Amelia and Clorinda.
The father lived to be eighty-nine years old and the mother, who lives in
Stockton, is now past eighty years of age. Victor Foppiano was educated in the
Greenwood district school and was of great assistance to his father in the
development and cultivation of the home place.
On May 25, 1911, in Stockton, Mr. Foppiano was married to Miss Jennie
Lavagnino, a native of Galt, Cal., and a daughter of John and Mary Lavagnino,
both natives of Genoa, Italy. John Lavagnino came to California over forty years
ago and settled on Dry Creek near the town of Galt, where he engaged in dairying
and farming. He was married at Galt and there both parents are still living on
the eighty-acre dairy ranch. There are five children in their family: Anna,
Jennie, now Mrs. Foppiano; Stephen, Mayme and Elena. Mr. and Mrs. Foppiano are
the parents of four children: Adaline, Ethel, Victor, Jr., and Ernest. In April,
1911, Mr. Foppiano purchased thirty-four acres from Julia Weber, a part of the
old Weber grant, in Morado precinct. about six miles northeast of Stockton, and
this he has improved to a bearing orchard of cherries, peaches,, plums and
grapes. It has a good irrigation system, thus insuring good crops and a fine
quality of fruit. He is a Republican in politics and with his family is a member
of St. Michael's Catholic Church. In 1915 he built a beautiful modern bungalow
on his ranch, where he resides with his family.
History of San Joaquin County, California � Los Angeles, Historic Record Co.,
1923
p 1633
Transcribed by Kathy Sedler.